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Let $M$ be a positive integer and let $\alpha$ be an irrational number. Show that for every integer $0\leq a < M$, there exists a positive integer $n$ such that $M \mid \lfloor{n \alpha}\rfloor-a$.
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AGI-Origin Solves Full IMO 2020–2024 Benchmark Without Solver (30/30) beat Alpha
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Hello IMO community,

I’m sharing here a full 30-problem solution set to all IMO problems from 2020 to 2024.

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Unlike AlphaGeometry or symbolic math tools that solve through direct symbolic computation, AGI-Origin operates via recursive symbolic cognition.

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Parallelograms and concyclicity
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Source: EGMO 2025 P4
Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with incentre $I$ and $AB \neq AC$. Let lines $BI$ and $CI$ intersect the circumcircle of $ABC$ at $P \neq B$ and $Q \neq C$, respectively. Consider points $R$ and $S$ such that $AQRB$ and $ACSP$ are parallelograms (with $AQ \parallel RB, AB \parallel QR, AC \parallel SP$, and $AP \parallel CS$). Let $T$ be the point of intersection of lines $RB$ and $SC$. Prove that points $R, S, T$, and $I$ are concyclic.
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Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle with incentre $I$ and $AB \neq AC$. Let lines $BI$ and $CI$ intersect the circumcircle of $ABC$ at $P \neq B$ and $Q \neq C$, respectively. Consider points $R$ and $S$ such that $AQRB$ and $ACSP$ are parallelograms (with $AQ \parallel RB, AB \parallel QR, AC \parallel SP$, and $AP \parallel CS$). Let $T$ be the point of intersection of lines $RB$ and $SC$. Prove that points $R, S, T$, and $I$ are concyclic.
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Notice that
$$ \measuredangle TBI - \measuredangle TCI = (B+P-A-Q) - (C+Q-A-P) = B-C + 2P - 2Q = 0 $$and
$$ \frac{BI}{BR} = \frac{BI}{AQ} = \frac{BI}{IQ} = \frac{CI}{IP} = \frac{CI}{AP} = \frac{CI}{CS}. $$So $\triangle IBR \stackrel{+}{\sim} \triangle ICS$, and thus $R$, $S$, $T$, $I$ are concyclic.
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when will turbo be in geo :(

Note that $\measuredangle CBT=\measuredangle B-\frac{\angle C}{2}$ and $\measuredangle TCB=\measuredangle C-\frac{\angle B}{2}$. Sum, and take supplement so $\measuredangle BTC=\measuredangle A + \frac{\angle B+\angle C}{2}=90^\circ+\frac{\angle A}{2}$ as desired. Thus $BTIC$ cyclic

OR:
By Vectors at $A$, $SR=AQ+AB-AC-AP=CB+PQ$. Let $PQ$ be added to vector $CB$, and this is $K$. This gives us symmetry over the midpoint of $BQ$. Now, we simply note that $\measuredangle(CS,BR)=\measuredangle(RK,BR)=\measuredangle(AP,AQ)=\measuredangle(IC,IB)$ by symmetry and well-known

Now note that $BR=AQ, CS=AP$ and because $\triangle AQP\sim \triangle IBC$ we are done because we have spiral sim.
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Work on the complex plane. Let $a=x^2,b=y^2,c=z^2$. We have $r=y^2-xy-x^2$ and $s=z^2-xz-x^2$ hence
\[\frac{-xy-yz-zx-y^2}{-xy-yz-zx-z^2}=\frac{x+y}{x+z}=\frac{-yz-zx+x^2-y^2}{-yz-yx+x^2-z^2}\]Thus, $I$ is the center of spiral homothety carrying $BC$ to $RS$ as desired.$\blacksquare$
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WLOG, assume that $AB < AC$.

$\textbf{Claim:}$ $I$ is the center of spiral similarity which maps $BR$ to $CS$.

$\textbf{Proof:}$ Note that
\[
\angle IBR = 360^\circ - \angle ABR - \angle ABI 
= 360^\circ - (180^\circ - \angle QAB) - \frac{\angle ABC}{2} 
= 180^\circ + \frac{\angle ACB}{2} - \frac{\angle ABC}{2}
\]
and
\[
\angle ICS = \angle ICA + \angle ACS 
= \frac{\angle ACB}{2} + 180^\circ - \angle CAP 
= 180^\circ + \frac{\angle ACB}{2} - \frac{\angle ABC}{2}
\]
\[
\Rightarrow \angle IBR = \angle ICS
\]
Furthermore,
\[
\frac{IB}{BR} = \frac{IB}{AQ} = \frac{IB}{IQ} = \frac{IC}{IP} = \frac{IC}{AP} = \frac{IC}{CS}
\]
\[
\Rightarrow \triangle IBR \sim \triangle ICS \quad \blacksquare
\]
By the claim and the fact that $T = RB \cap SC$,
we can conclude that $T, I, R, S$ are concyclic. $\blacksquare$
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problem reduces to spiral sim centered at $I$ sends $BR$ to $CS$. Which is easy LoS to $IBC$ and $AQP$....
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Angle chase to get $\angle BTC = 90^{\circ} + \frac{1}{2}\angle BAC = \angle BIC$, so $\angle TBI = \angle TCI$. Since $\frac{BI}{BR} = \frac{BI}{BQ} = \frac{CI}{CP} = \frac{CI}{CS}$, we get $\triangle BIR \sim \triangle CIS$, so $\angle BIR = \angle CIS$, i.e. $\angle RIS = \angle BIC = \angle BTC = \angle RTS$, done.
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The main idea is to show that $\angle RTS=\angle RIS$.
We may assume WLOG that $AB<AC$.
$\boldsymbol{Claim:}$ $\triangle IBR \sim \triangle ICS$.
$\boldsymbol{Proof:}$ By Incentre-Excentre Lemma, $BQ=QI$ and $CP=PI$.
Since $\angle BAC=\angle BQI=\angle CPI$, then $\triangle BQI \sim \triangle CPI$, so $\frac{IB}{IC}=\frac{BQ}{CP}$.
$QA=QB=BR$ and $PA=PC=CS$, giving $\frac{IB}{IC}=\frac{BR}{CS}$.
Now it remains to prove that $\angle IBR=\angle ICS.$ It follows from angle chase:
$\angle IBR=2\pi-\angle ABR-\angle ABI = 2\pi - (\pi- \angle QAB)-\frac{\angle B}{2}= \pi +\frac{\angle C}{2} - \frac{\angle B}{2}$ and $\angle ICS= \angle ICA +\angle ACS = \frac{\angle C}{2}+ \pi - \angle PAC=\pi + \frac{\angle C}{2}-\frac{\angle B}{2}$.
Therefore $\angle IBR=\angle ICS$ and the claim follows.

We have already proved that $\angle IBR=\angle ICS$, giving $\angle TBI=\angle TCI$, so $T, B, C, I$ lie on a circle. Hence $\angle BIC=\angle BTC$.
From the claim, we get that $\angle BIR=\angle CIS$, which yields $\angle BIC =\angle RIS$.
Therefore $\angle RTS = \angle RIS$, so points $R, S, T, I$ are concyclic.
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Let $(ABC)$ be the unit circle such that $$A = a^2$$$$B=b^2$$$$C=c^2$$$$I = -ab-bc-ca$$$$Q=-ab$$$$R=-ab+b^2-a^2$$$$\frac{B - I}{R-I} = \frac{b^2+ab+bc+ac}{b^2-a^2+bc+ca}=\frac{(b+a)(b+c)}{(b+a)(b-a+c)} = \frac{b+c}{b+c-a}$$This is symmetric in $b$ and $c$ so triangle $RIB$ is directly similar to $SIC$ so $I$ is spiral centre that sends $RB$ to $SC$ hence we are done by spiral centre config.
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We claim that $I$ is the center of spiral similarity sending $BC$ to $RS$, which immediately implies the problem.

To prove this, we use complex numbers with $(ABC)$ as the unit circle. Let $a = x^2, b = y^2, c = z^2$ and $p = -zx, q = -xy.$ Then $R = b+q-a=y^2-xy-x^2$ and $S = c+p-a = z^2 - zx - x^2.$ The incenter is given by $j = -xy - yz - zx.$ Then we must verify that $$-xy-yz-zx = \frac{y^2 (z^2 - zx - x^2) - z^2 (y^2 - xy - x^2)}{y^2 + (z^2 - zx - x^2) - z^2 - (y^2 - xy - x^2)}$$or $$(xy+yz+zx)(z-y) = -y^2 z - x y^2 + yz^2 + xz^2,$$which follows upon expansion.
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The spiral homothety sending $R$ to $S$ and $B$ to $C$ have ratio $\dfrac{BR}{CS}=\dfrac{AQ}{AP}=\dfrac{IB}{IC}$. Its center, say $K$, is on the circle $(TBC)$ and satisfies $\dfrac{KB}{KC}=\dfrac{IB}{IC}$, therefore it is $I$, which should also be on circle $(TRS)$.
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EGMO 2025 geos are on fire. :10: .

My solution is same with most of above but i posted mine anyways because why not. :gleam: .

We will prove that $\angle IRT = \angle CSI$.

Let $\angle ACP = a$ $\angle ICA = b$.It's easy to see that paralelograms are rhombuses.

$\textbf{Claim-1:}$ $\angle IBR = \angle ICS$.

$\textbf{Proof:}$ $\angle ICS = \angle SCA - \angle ICA = \angle ACP - \angle ICA = a-b$.if we prove that $\angle IBR = a-b$ this claim is done. $\angle ACQ = \angle ABQ = \angle ABR = b$.And $\angle ACP = \angle PAC = \angle PBC = \angle ABP = a$.Soo $\angle IBR = \angle ABP - \angle ABR = a-b$. $\square$. And it's easy to observe that right now if we prove that $\triangle IBR \sim \triangle ICS$ we are done.

$\textbf{Claim-2:}$ $\frac{CS}{BR}=\frac{IC}{IB}$.

$\textbf{Proof:}$ If we prove that claim we are done.From rhombuses' infos and Incenter - Excenter Lemma we know that $AR=BR=BP=AP=CP=IP$ and similarly $AQ=CQ=CS=AS=IQ=BQ$.

$\frac{CS}{BR} = \frac{IP}{IQ} = \frac{IC}{IB}$.Soo we are done. $\blacksquare$. :D .(By the way there is unused $BCIT$ is cyclic info :mad: ).
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Angle chasing gives that $\angle RTS = \angle BTC = \angle BIC$ so $BTIC$ is cyclic. It remains to show that $I$ is the spiral center from $RS$ to $BC$ or $RB$ to $TC$. However,
\[
	\frac{RB}{BI} = \frac{QB}{BI} = \frac{QI}{BI} = \frac{PI}{CI} = \frac{PC}{CI} = \frac{SC}{CI}
\]and $\angle RBI = \angle SCI = |\angle B/2 - \angle C/2|$ so we are done.
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$RT\parallel AQ$, $ST\parallel AP$
so $\measuredangle RTS=\measuredangle QAP=\measuredangle BIC$

As $BIQ\sim CIP$, we have $BI:BR=BI:AQ=BI:BQ=CI:CP=CI:AP=CI:CS$
also $\measuredangle RBI=\measuredangle (AQ, BI)=\measuredangle AQI+\measuredangle QIB=\measuredangle ABC+\measuredangle CIB=\measuredangle API+\measuredangle CIB=\measuredangle(AP, CI)=\measuredangle SCI$
so $RBI\sim SCI$
so $\measuredangle RIS=\measuredangle (IR, IS)=\measuredangle (IB, IC)=\measuredangle BIC=\measuredangle RTS$
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As $I$ is the incenter of $\triangle ABC$, $\angle BCI  =\angle ACI = \alpha, \angle CBI = \angle ABI =\beta , \implies QB = QA = BR, PC = PA = CS$.
$\angle QCA = \angle QBA = \angle RQB = \angle QRB = \alpha \implies \angle TBI = \beta - \alpha$. Hence, $\angle TBC = 2\beta - \alpha$. Analogously, $\angle TCB  = 2\alpha - \beta$

$\therefore \angle BTC = \pi - (\alpha + \beta) = \angle BTC$
For $R, S, T, I $ to be concylic, $\angle RIS = \angle RTS =\angle BTC$. $i.e.$ It suffices to show that $\angle BIR = \angle SIC$

Claim: $\triangle RBI \sim \triangle SIC$
Consider $\triangle QAP$ and $\triangle IBC$.$\angle QAP = \angle BIC = \pi - (\alpha + \beta). \angle AQP = \angle ACP = \angle IBC = \beta$. Hence $\triangle QAP \sim \triangle IBC.$
$$\therefore \frac{QA}{BI} = \frac{PA}{CI}$$$$\implies \frac{RB}{BI} = \frac{SC}{CI}$$Hence $\triangle RBI \sim SIC$

$\implies \angle BIR = \angle CIS \implies \angle RTS = \angle BIC = \angle RIS. $ Which completes our proof by making $R, T, I, S$ concyclic.
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Angle chase to find $\angle TBC=\frac12\angle C$ and $\angle TCB=\frac12\angle B$. Thus $\angle BTC=\angle BIC=\angle QAP$. So it suffices to show that $\angle QAP=\angle RIS$. This is a very straightforward complex bash that I did on paper (it will turn out that those two triangles are in fact similar).
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Let $\angle{ACI}=\angle{BCI}=\angle{QAB}=\angle{QRB}=\alpha; \angle{ABI}=\angle{CBI}=\angle{PAC}=\angle{PSC}=\beta$ (WLOG, $AB<AC$)

By parallel, $\angle{TBI}=\beta-\alpha; \angle{ICT}=\beta-\alpha$, implying $\angle{BTC}=\angle{BIC}$

Then we have $\angle{RBI}=360-(180-\alpha+\beta)=180+\alpha-\beta=\angle{ICS}$. To prove concyclic, we want $\angle{IRB}=\angle{ISC}$. We have $\frac{BI}{BR}=\frac{BI}{BQ}=\frac{CI}{CP}=\frac{CI}{CS}$. so $\triangle{BIR}\sim \triangle{CSI}$ and we are done.
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First note that by the Incenter-Excenter Lemma, $BR=AQ=QI$ and $CS=AP=PI$. The following claim is the essence of the problem.

Claim : Triangles $\triangle IBR$ and $\triangle ICS$ are similar.

Proof : First note that,
\[\measuredangle IBR = \measuredangle  IBA + \measuredangle  ABR = \measuredangle  IBA + \measuredangle  BCI\]and
\[\measuredangle ICS = \measuredangle ICA + \measuredangle  ACS = \measuredangle  ICA + \measuredangle  CBI\]which implies that $\measuredangle IBR = \measuredangle ICS$. Further, since clearly $\triangle IBQ \sim \triangle ICP$ we have that
\[\frac{IB}{BR} = \frac{IB}{IQ} = \frac{IC}{IP} = \frac{IC}{CS}\]which implies that $\triangle IBR \overset{+}{\sim} \triangle ICS$ and thus,
\[\measuredangle TRI = \measuredangle  BRI = \measuredangle  CSI = \measuredangle TSI\]which shows the result.
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Using I-E Lemma and PoP just notice that:
\[ \frac{RB}{BI}=\frac{QA}{BI}=\frac{QI}{BI}=\frac{PI}{CI}=\frac{PA}{CI}=\frac{SC}{CI} \]But also we have when $AB<AC$ that $180-\angle RBI=\angle ABI-\angle QRB=\frac{B-C}{2}$ and the similar holds for the other by an analogous process which means from SAS criteria that $\triangle IBR \sim \triangle ICS$ and thus $I$ is miquelpoint of $RBCS$ which is sufficient to finish thus we are done :cool:.
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I don't know if this is right (and I fakesolved once) but here's mine.

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We start by the following claim.

claim. $B, I, T, C$ are concyclic.
proof. Note that $\measuredangle ACT=\measuredangle PST=\measuredangle PSC=\measuredangle CAP=\measuredangle CBP$, and similarly $\measuredangle TBA=\measuredangle ICB$. We have\begin{align*}
\measuredangle BTC 
&= 180^\circ -(\measuredangle CBT +\measuredangle TCB)\\
&= 180^\circ -(\measuredangle CBA+\measuredangle ABT)-(\measuredangle TCA+\measuredangle ACB)\\
&= 180^\circ -(\measuredangle CBA+\measuredangle BCI)-(\measuredangle IBC+\measuredangle ACB)\\
&= \measuredangle BIC
\end{align*}as desired.

We claim that $\triangle {RIB}\sim \triangle {CTS}$. Indeed, we have $\measuredangle RBI=\measuredangle TBI=\measuredangle TCI=\measuredangle TCS$, and\[
\frac{RB}{BI}=\frac{AQ}{BI}=\frac{\sin \tfrac{1}{2}\angle C\cdot 2R}{r\cdot \tfrac{1}{\sin \tfrac{1}{2}\angle B}},
\]\[
\frac{SC}{CI} =\frac{PA}{CI} = \frac{\sin \tfrac{1}{2}\angle B\cdot 2R}{r\cdot \tfrac{1}{\sin \tfrac{1}{2}\angle C}}
\]which is the same value, where $R, r$ is the radius of circumcircle, incircle of $\triangle ABC$, respectively. Thus $\triangle {RIB}\sim \triangle {CTS}$. Now we have $\measuredangle TRI =\measuredangle BRI = \measuredangle CSI =\measuredangle TSI$ so we are done.

P.S. I forgot the fact 5 and blindly used trig :oops_sign:

edit: @below thank you for the correction, I was forgetting about those. I tried to fix it, but I don't know if it's correct still.
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Reason: fixed?
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Woops, I think a simple mistake which can be patched easily, but there is no meaning of $\frac 1 2 \angle A$ when you're working with directed angles... So, @above try to patch your solution by writing your angles completely in terms of directed angles, or just use normal ones throughout the solution...
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Fun fact: if the parallelograms are $AQBR$ and $APCS$ instead of $AQRB$ and $APSC$, the conclusion holds by essentially identical argumens! Several contestants actually solved this version of the problem. It's psychologically harder and the quadrilateral $RSTI$ is smaller in size, hence it's harder to notice things about it.
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Fiirst observe that $BT\parallel QA$ and $CT \parallel PA$.
Therefore we get that $\measuredangle BTC = \measuredangle QAP = 90 + \frac{A}{2} = \measuredangle BIC$.
So we get that $BTIC$ is cyclic.
Next by the first isogonality lemma we have that $\overline{AC},\overline{RC}$ are isogonal is $\angle C$ of $\triangle QBC$, therefore
$$ \measuredangle ACQ = \measuredangle BCR $$similarly
$$ \measuredangle ABP = \measuredangle CBS $$Additionally we get that
$$ \measuredangle BCS = -\measuredangle SCA - \measuredangle ACB = 180 - C + \frac{B}{2} $$Similarly
$$ \measuredangle RBC = 180 - B + \frac{C}{2} $$Now using these two relations and the ones from above, we get $RBCS$ cyclic.
Now we reim's on $BTIC$ and $RBCS$, we get that $RTIS$ cyclic.
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Sketch: Prove $\widehat{BTCI}$ by angle chase, then length chase to get $\triangle IBR \sim \triangle ICS$ (I used trig here) and finish by spiral centre stuff.
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This problem was proposed by Slovakia.
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Jupiterballs
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Silly, Silly little problem taking 1.15 hours
Trying to solve most of this years egmo entirely at my level is making me insane :help:
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EGMO P4.pdf (270kb)
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ItsBesi
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Nice problem took me 20 minutes (including diagram)
Also EGMO was held in my country so I heard there were some solution with homothety and spiral so I tried to avoid those.

Let the circumcircle of $\triangle ABC$ be $\odot (ABC)=\omega$ and WLOG $AB < AC$

Claim: $\triangle BQI \sim \triangle CPI$

Proof:
$\angle BQI \equiv \angle BQC \stackrel{\omega}{=} \angle BPC \equiv \angle CPI  \implies \angle BQI=\angle CPI$ $...(1)$
Also:
$\angle QBI \equiv \angle QBP \stackrel{\omega}{=} \angle QCP \equiv \angle PCI \implies \angle QPO =\angle PCI$ $...(2)$

Combining $(1)$ and $(2)$ we get that triangles $\triangle BQI, \triangle CPI$ are similar $\implies$
$$ \triangle BQI \sim \triangle CPI \square $$
Claim: $BR=BQ$ and $CP=CS$

Proof:

Note that $\angle QBA \stackrel{\omega}{=} \angle QCA \equiv \angle ICA = \angle ICB \equiv \angle QCB \stackrel{\omega}{=} \angle QAB \implies \angle QBA=\angle QAP \implies$
Triangle $\triangle QAB$ is an isosceles triangle $\implies QA=QB$, note that $QA=BR$ from the parallelogram so: $QB=QA=BR \implies BQ=BR$

Similarly:
$\angle PAC \stackrel{\omega}{=}\angle PBC \equiv \angle IBC =\angle IBA \equiv \angle PBA \stackrel{\omega}{=} \angle PCA \implies \angle PAC=\angle PCA \implies$
Triangle $\triangle PAC$ is an isosceles triangle $\implies PA=PC$, note that $PA=CS$ from the parallelogram so: $PC=PA=CS \implies CP=CS $ $\square$

Claim: $\triangle RBI \sim \triangle SCI$

Proof:

Note that from first claim we have that: $\frac{BI}{CI}=\frac{BQ}{CP}$ combining with previous claim we get: $\boxed{\frac{BI}{CI} = \frac{BR}{CS}}$ $...(3)$

Also:

$\angle RBI=360-\angle RBA-\angle ABI=360-\angle RBQ-\angle QBA-\frac{\angle B}{2} \stackrel{QR \parallel AB}{=} 360-\angle AQB-\angle QBA-\frac{\angle B}{2}$
$ \stackrel{\triangle BQA}{=} 180+\angle BAQ-\frac{\angle B}{2} \stackrel{\omega}{=} 180+\angle BCQ-\frac{\angle B}{2}=180+\frac{\angle C}{2}-\frac{\angle B}{2} \implies \angle RBI=180+\frac{\angle C}{2}-\frac{\angle B}{2}$

Similarly:

$\angle SCI=\angle SCA+\angle ACI=\angle SPA+\frac{\angle C}{2}=\angle SPC+\angle CPA +\frac{\angle C}{2} \stackrel{SP \parallel AB}{=} \angle PCA+\angle CPA+\frac{\angle C}{2} \stackrel{\triangle APC}{=}$
$ 180-\angle CAP + \frac{\angle C}{2} \stackrel{\omega}{=} 180-\angle CBP + \frac{\angle C}{2} \equiv 180-\frac{\angle B}{2} + \frac{\angle C}{2} \implies \angle SCI=180-\frac{\angle B}{2} + \frac{\angle C}{2}$

Hence: $\boxed{\angle RBI=\angle SCI}$ $ ...(4)$

Now by combining $(3)$ and $(4)$ we get that: Triangles $\triangle RBI, \triangle SCI$ are similar $\implies$
$$\triangle RBI \sim \triangle SCI \square$$
Claim: Points $R$, $S$, $T$, and $I$ are concyclic.

Proof:

From previous claim we found that $\triangle RBI \sim \triangle SCI$ $\implies \boxed{ \angle BRI=\angle CSI }$ $...(5)$

Finally:

$\angle  TRI \equiv \angle BRI \stackrel{(5)}{=} \angle CSI \equiv \angle TSI \implies \angle TRI =\angle TSI \implies$ Points $R$, $S$, $T$, and $I$ are concyclic. $\blacksquare$
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